United for change, towards a sustainable future ✨ Last week, our Innovation Analyst Dipanwita Ray visited Apparel Sourcing Week to deliver a keynote speech to set the stage for a panel discussion on ‘Sustainability Check: Are Alternative Materials Walking the Talk?’ She highlighted Fashion for Good’s pivotal role in accelerating and scaling innovations, providing insights into next-generation materials and citing examples of successful collaborations between material innovators and brands. Following this, Shikha Shah from AltMat and Gauravraj patil from Colorifix, two of our innovators, took the stage to showcase their transformative innovations and journey to scale. A few takeaways from this two-day event: ✅ Businesses need to adopt a holistic approach to seamlessly integrate sustainability into their core operations while engaging with stakeholders across the supply chain. ✅ Setting new benchmarks for sustainable materials and incorporating them into product design from the outset can pave the way for the implementation of innovations. ✅ Presence of a strong and forward-thinking investor network to facilitate innovation scaling and achieve industry-wide environmental targets. ✅ Sourcing leaders are convinced that the future of the industry lies in the integration of eco-friendly materials and ethical sourcing practices, prioritising transparency, fair labour conditions, and environmental responsibility. We left Apparel Sourcing Week inspired to keep driving the industry toward the implementation and scaling of critical innovations. Thank you Mayank Mohindra Nitish Varshney and the Apparel Resources team for having us at the event, and to Rema Sivaram Shikha Shah Chaitsi Ahuja Rachita Singh Neli Kools Charmee Ambavat Manuraj Sureshbabu Neha Salam for the insightful conversation on the feasibility of adopting alternative materials into mainstream fashion. Anurag Gupta Rahul Chakrabarty Prabir Jana Sucharu Uppal Sanket Zunjarrao Karan Malhotra Sandeep Golam Aamir Akhtar Kamalendu Sith Shankar Raman Nisha Menezes Arun Karmakar Siddharth Lulla Jayanth Kashyap B., it was great to meet you! 😊 As sustainability takes centre stage in the fashion supply chain, Apparel Resources is coming up with the "SustainableNXT Conference and Awards" in December 2024, at Le Méridien, Gurgaon (India). Keep a look out for more details on the Apparel Resources page. Find out more about the event and Apparel Sourcing Week below 👇 https://lnkd.in/e5PCzZJU #sustainability #sustainablefashion #innovation #apparelsourcingweek #apparelresources #event #nextgenerationmaterial
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